\City centre
\Alva
Alva Toddlers Tuesdays and Fridays 9.30-11.30am in the Cochrane Hall. Group also runs through school holidays. Look on Facebook for Alva Toddlers. Darby and Joan Group meets on Wednesdays at 1.45pm in the Cochrane Foundation Hall. Knitting group Meets at Parklands Centre, 7.30pm, on the first and third Mondays of the month for machine and hand knitters. Open Doors Alva Baptist Church is open for tea/coffee and prayers on Wednesdays 10am-noon. Noticeboard Groups and individuals and ‘not for profit’ organisations can advertise activities and display posters here. Anyone wishing to use this facility please see the notice boards for further details. Wee County Walkers Meet for free Monday walks at noon from Cochrane Hall car park. New walkers and walk leaders welcome. See www. weecountywalkers.wordpress.com. Alzheimer Scotland A dementia cafe is held in the Alzheimer Scotland bungalow at 22 Viewfield Drive every Saturday 2.30-4pm, £2.50. Contact Kerry MacPhee on 01786 831171 or email kmacphee@alzscot.org. Carpet Bowls Monday and Friday sessions from 1.30-3.30pm at Alva Parklands. For further information, please contact Pam on 01259215031. Ceilidh To raise vital funds for Strathcarron Hospice and Homestart (Alloa) will be held at the Cochrane Hall on Friday, September 22 at 7.30pm. Music will be provided by popular Clackmannan fiddler Davy Sinclair and the Furry Boots Ceilidh Band. Tickets £10 - people can bring their own refreshments. Please contact organiser Donald Cowan for tickets on 0771 475 6274. Community council The AGM takes place on Monday, September 11 followed by an ordinary meeting in Alva Baptist Church at 7.30pm. All welcome. If you have any item you wish to have discussed you can email info@alvacommunitycouncil.org. uk or contact via Alva Community Access Point. Website is www.alvacommunitycouncil.org.uk, also on Facebook and Twitter. Bridge Club Club resumes on Thursday, September 12 at the Cochrane Foundation at 7pm. All levels of players are welcome and partners can be arranged, if required. For further details, please contact Sandra Hopkins on 01259 214963.
\Bannockburn
Miners Welfare Social Club Bingo on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8pm. Community council Meets in Bannockburn Community Centre on the first Thursday of each month at 7pm. Stirling Christadelphian Church Bible hour at the church at 40 Main Street is held every Sunday from 2.30pm, with Sunday school at the same time. Ladywell Church Communion service on Sunday at 11.15am will be led by the minister Rev Liz Robertson. The Re-dedication of the Ladies Group will also take place during the service. Team Four is on duty. Tomorrow (Thursday) the weekly coffee morning restarts from 10am till noon. The Flower Festival, celebrating 60 years of the church in Hillpark is on Friday and Saturday (September 8-9) from 10am till 8pm. Admission £3. Come along and enjoy the display and then relax with a tea or coffee. Allan Church Service on Sunday is at 10.30am with Welcome Team 5 on duty. Service will be led by Rev Ken Russell. Sunday school and crèche available. Anyone interested in their children attending Sunday school please speak to Kirsty MacGowan (Sunday school co-ordinator). Help wanted for holiday relief, training will be given for Power point and/or digital hymnary. Please contact Douglas or Lesley 01786 811103. Flower Show Allan Church’s first ever flower show was held on Saturday in the church hall. Thanks to all who entered the competitions, and all those who attended the event. It was a resounding success. Craft Club The club resumes today (Wednesday) at 2pm in Allan Church Hall. Club organisers are looking for demonstrators - if you have an expertise and can assist with this please contact by calling Margaret on 01786 813281. Bannockburn Women’s Group The new session begins on Wednesday, September 13 at 7.30pm in Bannockburn Community Centre. New members welcome. Murrayfield UF Church Service on Sunday at 10.30am will be led by the minister Rev Gary Barclay. parent/ toddler group meets on Tuesdays in the church hall from 9.30-11.130am. A new children’s club for P1-P7 youngsters will be held on Tuesdays from 6.30-7.30pm. ABC Quiz Night in the church hall tonight (Wednesday) at 7.30pm. Welcoming on Sunday are Mrs J Martin and Mrs M Scott and on offering duty are Miss E Hastings and Mr J Martin. Bowling club Mixed rink night on Fridays from 7pm followed by bingo at 9.30pm and Chase the Ace. On Saturday, four rin ks are at home to Bonnybridge at 2pm.
\Braehead
Lunch club Meets on Wednesdays in the Crawford Hall, Colquhoun Street, 1-3pm and the older members of the community are invited to go on their own or with a friend or carer. Scouts Beavers (ages 6-8) meet on Wednesdays, Cubs (ages 8-10) meet on Mondays and Scouts (ages 10-14) meet on Fridays. Contact braeheadscouts@hotmail.com for more information and to note interest. Rainbows The 3rd Stirling Rainbows meet in North Parish Church Hall. The group has vacancies for girls aged five and six years old to join in the fun. Further details from braeheadrainbows@gmail.com Bingo Eyes down at 7.30pm every Tuesday in the East Argyll Centre, Colquhoun Street. Hall for hire, enquire at the centre. Charity prize bingo On Friday, September 8 at 7.30pm in the Braehead Project Centre, Crawford Hall, Colquhoun Street, there is a charity prize bingo evening. All welcome.
\Bridge of Allan
Parish Church On Sunday, the Sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated at 11am and 6.30pm. Both services will be conducted by Rev Dan Harper. Sunday school meets at the usual time and there will be a creche during the 11am service. Coffee fellowship will be served in the Chalmers Hall afterwards. The next meeting of the board and session is on Monday, September 18 at 7.30pm in the Honeyman Hall. The last meeting of the Book Group was a lively and well attended one when ‘His Bloody Project’ by Graeme Macrae Burnet was discussed. The next book is Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler and the meeting is on Monday, October 9 at 7.30pm. For further details, please contact the church office. St Saviour’s Episcopal Church Eucharist services are on Sundays at 8am and 10am Sung Eucharist with Choir. Young church and creche takes place in the church hall and then they join in with the main service later. Coffee/tea is served in the church hall after the 10am Eucharist. Wednesday Eucharist at 11am in the Choir Vestry; a quiet, peaceful service with coffee/tea afterwards. Dates for the diary: Tuesday, September 12 at 10am, St. Saviour’s Walking Group resumes; Saturday, September 16 from 11am-4pm, St Saviour’s participating in Stirling Doors Open Day. Lecropt Kirk Sunday worship is at 11.30am. Door duty - Anne Fielding and Janet Craigie. Creche and Sunday school meet at same time in hall. Joint evening service in St Blanes at 6.30pm when focus will be on prayer. Both services conducted by Rev Gary Caldwell, all welcome. Bazaar has been arranged for Saturday, September 16 in the hall from 11am onwards. Walking groups With trained leaders on Wednesdays 2-3pm. Contact Frances on 01786 827190 for the meeting point. Stirling University Partnership walk group is on Saturdays 10.30am-noon, meeting at the Macrobert. Contact Ian on 07768 984176. Crotchet and knitting A group meets in the library on the last Thursday of each month 2.30-4.30pm. Donations of leftover wool welcome. Allanbridge Social Club Two function rooms are available to hire. Enquiries on 01786 832198 or 07840 518896 or Facebook. Rock ‘n’Reel Fun fitness classes for the over 60s with routines set to Scottish/contemporary music every Tuesday in Bridge of Allan Parish Church from 2-3pm. This is a seated or standing class and is suitable for wheelchair users. Cost is £4 which includes an after-class coffee. All welcome, contact Tricia Chillas for further details on 07740 676639. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Graham Houston will be in Bridge of Allan Library on Saturday, September 9 at 10am.
Cambusbarron
Save Gillies Hill The annual ladies fundraing lunch will be held on Saturday, September 23rd in the King Robert Hotel. Two-course lunch with guest speaker and raffle. Cost is £20 to allow for a profit to be made. Tickets available from Melissa or Margaret. There is plenty of parking, disabled access and is held in the conservatory. All lassies welcome. Raffle prizes gratefully received. Speaker is crime writer and local lad Craig Robertson whose father and grandparents lived in Cambusbarron; Mrs Robertson latterly in Underwood Cottages and Mr Robertson was affectionately known as “The egg man”. Craig will talk about his writing career and his association with Cambusbarron and the Gillies Hill. Bruce Memorial Chrurch The 11am service on Sunday will be led by minister Rev Graham Nash. ‘Compassion’ is the theme leading up to Harvest and on Sunday the topic is ‘I was a stranger’. The congregtion will hear from Lilli Schlossbach about her summer in India and John and Susan Rushton will talk about the work of Stirling Street Pastors and Friends International. Today (Wednesday) the Friendship Group returns from 10-11.30am with a talk by Julie Buchan entitled ‘What is Aromatherapy and Reflexology? Understanding the therapeutic benefits’. Rock Solid is on Fridays from 6.30-8pm – all P4-7 children are welcome. There will be a concert with the Ian Wallace Band on Friday, September 15 at 7.30pm in the church. Entry by donation.
\Causewayhead
Baby and toddler group Every Tuesday and Thursday at Stirling County Rugby Club from 10-11.30am. Cost £2 for the first child and 50p for additional children. Cost includes snack for children and tea/coffee. Cornerstone Community Church Service on Sundays at 10.30am in Wallace High School. Groups for children of all ages. Logie Kirk Service on Sunday will begin at 11am and led by the Rev Anne Shearer. All welcome including visitors to the area. A creche is available. During the vacancy period the Interim Moderator, Rev Liz Robertson may be contacted by phone on 01786 812467 or by e-mail lizrobertson@ churchofscotland. As part of the Year of Heritage and Archaeologym the church will be open to visitors on Saturday, September 16 from noon4pm and on Sunday, September 17 from 2-5pm.The church choir will present a musical interlude in the church on the Sunday at 3pm. All welcome to come along and enjoy some music and tea or coffee. Along with other Scottish churches the bell will be rung at 10am to mark this occasion. At the Old kirk, there will be a work morning from 10am-noon and guided tours will be available throughout the day until 4pm. Tours will also be available on Sunday, September 17 from 2-5pm. For this special year make a point of supporting the church’s heritage work by coming along to one of these special open days. Every Tuesday a coffee morning is held in the hall from 10am. Lunch club is held in the Kirk Hall every Thursday at 12.30pm, any seniors in the area wishing to join should contact Elizabeth Crozier on 01259 213016. The Afternoon Club, for retired people living in the area, resumes on September 27. For more information contact Sheila Innes on 01786 822942 Walking group A free health walk with trained leaders takes place every Monday from 2-2.45pm. Meet at Stirling bus station by the ticket office. Also meet at Stirling Community Hospital from 11am. Contact Tricia on 07557 439111. Poetry The popular Poetry Roundabout will be busy again at the Smith Art Gallery and Museum, on at 11am on Friday, September 8th. All welcome to come along and read, recite, discuss - or just listen and enjoy - as the poems go round. Admission free, donations to The Smith welcome. Contact John Coutts, Poet in Residence, on 01786 470930. Viewfield Erskine Church Sunday worship is at 11.30am with Rev AF Miller and organist Lawrence Wright. Young church has now resumed and meet during the morning service. Badminton club has now restarted and meet every Monday in the Upper Hall from 7.30pm - all new members welcome. Kirk session meet tonight (Wednesday) in the Lower Hall at 7.30pm. Stirling Free Church Meetings at 11am and 6pm in the Smith Museum and Art Gallery, Dumbarton Road. Sunday’s services will be led by minister Rev Iain Macaskill. Refreshments after both services. Edinburgh Theological Seminary’s Saturday course begins on September 16. Please speak to Esther for details if you are interested. Handbags and Glad Rags sale will be held in The Well, Upper Craigs, Stirling on Saturday, September 23 from 1-3pm in aid of the church building fund. All welcome. Help with the following would be appreciated: The Church Welcome Team - speak to any of the elders; Freshers Fayre stall at Stirling University on Monday, September 11 - speak to Cat if you can help for an hour or two or the whole day; Praise slides - speak to Murdo Jnr. if you can help. Meetings in The Well: prayer meeting tonight (Wednesday) at 7.30pm; TNT/Drop-in tomorrow (Thursday) from 2-3.30pm; Tuesday, September 12 - Parents and Toddlers Wee Wellies at 10.30am and Road to Recovery at 7.30pm. St Columba’s Church Morning service at 11am on Sunday will be led by Rev Alex Millar. Kirk session meets tonight (Wednesday) at 7.30pm and will be preceded by a service of Holy Communion in the Youth Chapel at 7.30pm prompt, papers are available in Elders’ folders. Each Sunday Junior Church provides age appropriate activities for young members from baby to teenagers. St Columba’s hosts friendship lunches on the second Monday of every month from noon1.30pm to which all are welcome. Coffee club meets in the church hall every Thursday 10.30-11.30am, all are welcome. St Columba’s has venues for hire, contact the church office for further details. The church office is open Tuesday-Friday 9.30am12.30pm, tel 01786 449516. Log on to the website at www.stcolumbasstirling.org. Church of the Holy Rude The service on Sunday at 10am will be conducted by Rev Alan Miller. The AGM of the Friends will be held in the church at 4pm on Sunday, September 17 at 4pm. The meeting will commence with a short act of worship and followed immediately by the business of the Friends. Tea/ coffee will be served in the south east aisle at the close of the meeting. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church On Friday, September 8 Holy Communion will be celebrated at 11am and on Sunday, September 10 Holy Communion will be at 8.30am followed by Sung Eucharist at 10.30am. The refurbished church hall is available for hire. Please contact shaws1@ talktalk.net for more information. All welcome to services and activities. For more details, visit www.holytrinitystirling.org.